Assisting decision making in menorrhagia in primary care: a randomised controlled trial to compare computerised decision analysis with patient information leaflet. MENTIP study: Menorrhagia Treatment Information and Preferences
Completed
- Conditions
- MenorrhagiaUrological and Genital Diseases
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN72253427
- Lead Sponsor
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
Women aged 30-49 years presenting to GP with heavy periods
Exclusion Criteria
1. Women with confirmed or provisional diagnoses of physical pathology (including cancer, endometriosis, fibroids, prolapse and cysts).
2. Women considered by their GP to be unsuitable due to physical or psychological impairment.
3. Women unable to understand English. Because of the nature of the intervention (i.e. a written computer programme), some proficiency in English is required.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure will be the Decisional Conflict Scale (DCS), a questionnaire developed by O'Connor (1999) for use in studies of decision-making processes. This instrument measures a person's perception of: personal uncertainty in making a choice about health care options, the modifiable factors (such as feeling uninformed, unsupported and unclear about personal values) and the quality of the decision made (in terms of satisfaction with the choice and expectation to maintain).
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method ot provided at time of registration